"chocolate show" news and stories

Halloween isn't the only way to get chocolate during this last weekend in October.

Slashfood got a golden ticket to the expo of sweet temptations, pastry chefs, chocolatiers and chocolate fashions. Click on the gallery for our coverage.

The 12th annual Chocolate Show will be in New York from Oct 30 to Nov. 1. For more information on the chocolate show and ticket sales, visit www.chocolateshow.com.

Our photos after the jump.

You'd think that with the nation's focus on turkey, cranberry sauce and the subsequent holiday season, November food festivals would be few and far from interesting. Not so -- from warm-ups to warm climes, check out our roundup of remarkable November fȇtes.

Chocolate Show New York, New York, Oct. 30-Nov. 1: A brief event straddling two months, these three decadent days include book signings, cooking demos and tastings, from chocolate experts such as Jacques Torres' -- he's pairing Puerto Rican rum and chocolate -- as well as party ideas.

Chocolate Festival of Texas and Texas Wines, Houston, Tex., Nov. 6-7: Not to be out-gunned by the Yanks, the Lone Star State is holding its own celebration for chocoholics, and this one includes oenophiles, who get a souvenir wine glass.

Port Barre Cracklin Festival, Port Barre, La., Nov. 12-15: You read right -- fat back is on offer! The perfect way to pad up for winter hibernation. There will be a fair pageant, rides, live entertainment and the obligatory cook-off.